AC Milan, Gattuso: 'This is the merit of my players'. Giampaolo agrees...
"Rodriguez? Even Maradona missed penalty-kicks. He did well and we are now focused on our EL game on Thursday. Ital-Milan? Di Biagio will make his choices for the upcoming games but yes, we have a lot of solid young Italian players that will become important players for Italian football in years to come. Milan? I wore this jersey for 14 years and it is great to work with these players here at Milan. We want to keep doing well...".
Sampdoria coach Marco Giampaolo had this to say to Premium Sport : " We faced a strong Milan tonight who are playing their best football of the season. They are strong and they proved their worth. Kessie's absence allowed them to have a midfield based on quality and they took advantage of this. They played a great game and they deserved it. We could've maybe done more but I think we gave it our all. We struggled offensively as Quagliarella, Zapata and Ramirez were very isolated. We don't have the same budget as Milan but we will give it our all up until the end of the season. Gattuso vs Giampaolo? I don't think it's about the coaches, in the end it is the players that score the goals...".